XXX_YYYY_LLzzzzwhere XXX is COM, IND, or RES; YYYY is anything, including underscores; zzzz does not contain underscores or numerals; and LL is the 'level', which should be at least 01. In pak128.Britain the format is stricter, and it will probably become stricter yet in the future as new features are added. So ask before naming a city building.

4. Line endings. If you're working with TortoiseSVN or subversion, before you commit any files:

git config --global core.autocrlf input You only have to do this once.

6. You shouldn't need to touch the Makefile unless you add a new directory. But if you add a new directory, please either update the Makefile or let me (or someone else who understands Makefiles) update it.

7. Finally, please check your spelling for typos, as mis-spelled names are confusing and hard to remember. I have recently fixed a "clanlline-steamer.dat" (clan-line-steamer), a "Boeing_747_200_BritishCalendonian.dat", a "name=Cemetry" object, etc.

I think this is everything, though I or someone else may think of more things later.

In going through the new railway vehicles I noticed a lot of files did not end in "---" - please can we ensure this as it's quite tedious for me to add them before putting into SVN (and I probably missed some too).

I've been reading about adding .dat files and the best I can seem to understand is that the program will have to be complied. I've been reading over this thread (http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=652.0) and I'm curious if this is how you add new items (trains, buildings etc) available on the sourceforge SVN (Examples: Zeppelin/ new Mk 1 carriages etc) to a pakset.

I would like to know if that's the process I need to follow to figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

What you need to do is (1) obtain the sources (the .dat and .png files); (2) compile them using Makeobj (make sure to use the correct version, depending on whether you are running Standard or Experimental); and (3) add the resulting .pak files to your pakset addons directory.

I've been trying to follow the method of adding things to pak128.Britain as described above to add the new DC6B model, but when I try to load the thing in Simutrans it doesn't appear. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?Here's what I punch into makeobj: makeobj pak128 DC6B.pak Douglas_DC6B_BritishEagleAirways.dat

I believe that the problem is this: the files are made to be inserted directly into the pak, if you want to compile them externally, you must do one of two things: 1) create a folder images and put the pictures 2) modify the dat file by removing "./images/"

I tried compiling your DC-3 model instead, and yup I did make a new "images" folder when creating the pakfile, but then it began spitting out error after error. Might have something to do with the version of Simutrans I am using-I'm using the latest version of makeobj and Simutrans.

Managed to get the pakfiles into Simutrans, DC-3 mail version works, but passenger planes (i.e. DC-3, Viking) won't work; their vehicle marker in a depot will show up but they cannot be selectable and their graphics don't show up either. Must be something to do with Experimental features.

Managed to get the pakfiles into Simutrans, DC-3 mail version works, but passenger planes (i.e. DC-3, Viking) won't work; their vehicle marker in a depot will show up but they cannot be selectable and their graphics don't show up either. Must be something to do with Experimental features.

Can you elaborate a little more about what exactly you are doing? When you say that they are not selectable, what exactly happens when you try?

If you are using Standard Makeobj and the Standard executable, the Experimental .dat lines will simply be ignored and will have no effect other than generating warnings.

Can you elaborate a little more about what exactly you are doing? When you say that they are not selectable, what exactly happens when you try?

If you are using Standard Makeobj and the Standard executable, the Experimental .dat lines will simply be ignored and will have no effect other than generating warnings.

The planes "appear" in the hangar menu-the Mail DC-3 appears OK, but there is no image or model for the DC-3 or DC-3A. When I hover my cursor over the DC-3 or DC-3A, no information comes up about the aircraft, and I cannot select the plane either.

(Ignore the info box at the bottom about a Viscount type)

EDIT 23:44 Sydney time, 8/2/15: I've tried it with the DC-6 too, that doesn't work either.